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(lent′'l)

noun

an Old World plant (Lens culinaris) of the pea family with small, edible seeds shaped like biconvex lenses
the seed of this plant

Origin: ME < OFr lentille < L lenticula, dim. of lens, lentil

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noun

A leguminous plant (Lens culinaris) native to southwest Asia, having flat pods containing lens-shaped, edible seeds.
The round, flattened seed of this plant.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French lentille

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *lentīcula

Origin: , from Latin lenticula

Origin: , diminutive of lēns, lent-, lentil

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